Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-20
District Government Affairs.

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COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.
| O. l. Whatsoever and others petition for shade
trees 18th street and n, between w and Bound
| airy; referred to the engineer department. j. B.
| Suit makes application for license to store and
sell gasoline at his place or business No 73 7th
street northwest. ID. L. SturgeS, 1O31 7th street
northwest. desires license TO sell refined petrol
cum at 1881 7th street northwest. n. S. Bates,
1898 18th street, medical inspector United states
Navy, asks that the 17th-Street sewer man-hOle
near his residence be altered. Bernard Leonard
| wants sewer laid ON the east side of Sd street
southwest, from to streets, and street lamps on
II street, between Sd and AZ streets. The health
officer reports foul and stagnant water I'm the alley
in square 29O. DIR. Hayward calls attention to a
small hole In the concrete pavement In front OF
New York avenue northwest. Geo. H. Gaddis
market master of the Eastern Market, recommends
certain repairs In the market house.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF the Health Officer for the past
week shows: Number Of deaths, liz; white, 60;
colored, ~. Death rate per 1000 per annum-
27.73; 50 were under years OF age and % over so
years. The principal causes Of death were: Con-
fever, 2; maIarial fever 3. Births reported, a
colored.
MISCELLANEOUS
Assessor ROS A. Fish reports that the total value
OF taxable real estate In the District Is $112 373
1O1; the value OF Improvements during the last
Washington $3.50, 500 in West WashingtOn. and
$685.. 100 In the county.
The Commissioners demand Of the inspectors
careful execution of their duties, and will hold
them personally responsible for any losses to the
District by reason OF the improper Weighing Of
cement.
The Commissioners have revoked the permit
formerly issued TO Jno. Miller lay side track
from The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks into
square 713
Superintendent Cook. of the colored public
schools. reports in favor or renting Pilgrim Hall,
on 10th street northwest, between X and streets,
Tor public school purposes.
THE j. o. o. F. GRAND ENCAMPNENr.-The Grand
Encanpnent, Q: q. F., at its annual session last
evening elected officers as follows: Grand patri-
arch, I. Waiter Fowler; grand high priest, Josiah
Moatt grand senior warden Norway
scribe, Joseph Burroughs; grand treasurer, John
H. seifert; grand representative, Oliver Dufour.
TEE AGAssIz PARK Coat a meeting of the
stockholders OF the AgaSSiz Park Improvement
Association, last evening, the following board of
P. Speer Sam1 NJ Yeatman. Geo. Mason, Robt. W.
Ross, David c. Reinohl, Albert II. Scott, Geo. b.
tice, and ChaS. 7. YOder. These directors subse-
quently met and elected the following persons for
Officers OF the association: curtis W. Holcomb
president; Geo. Mason, first vice president; Sidney
B. cunningham, second vtce-president; Albert H.
Scott, secretary; David C. Renohl, treasurer
auditing committee OF I'VE, viz, Robt. W. Ross
Chas 4. Yoder, Rufus II. Darby, and Frank II.
Stickney.
FUNERAL OF STEPHEN B. ROBBINs.-The funeral Of
Mt stephen b. Robbins, OF the Metropolitan Hotel
which took place yesterday afternoon was largely
attended. Rev. Mr. Perry, pastor Of ST. Andrews
church, conducted the services. The remains
IN OAK h 81 The pail
Capt p G. Smith, DR.. Roy, and Mr. Taylor.
nave Investigated the alleged robbery Of Hop
Wah, the Chinaman who claimed to have been
but being unable to fully understand What they they
say, the officers know but little more about the
robbery now than they did before they began TO
an interpreter at the Chinese legation. They are
unable 10 tell who the thieves are, and after
having talk with All Tone they are convinced
that he knew nothing OF the robbery.
FATAL SMAsH-UP ON THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
! Railway were wrecked at Myrtle 20 miles east Of
Toronto, yesterday. One life was lost one person
seriously injured, and the loss TO the company on
bound train stopped at Myrtle for water, ana the
semaphOrc placed 1t In the danger position Not.
WiIhstandihg this the west,bound freight came
laundering along and crashed into the stationary
train. Engineer Andrews received internal inju-
ries. which may prove fatnl Brakeman JAS.
Mcintosh was found beneath an upturned car hts
body being crushed TO Jelly.
trict Assembly 80 X. OF l., in Fan River, Mass,
yesterday, the investigation was for the purpose
| OF testing the statistics Of Carroll D. Wright Ii
was represented that he obtained eight per cent
or bis Information from IN manufacturers while the
| Investigations OF the committee were based upon
| testimony OF operatives.
| DROWNED AT OCEAN VIEw.-Two children OF
Frank Edwards, colOred attendant at one OF the
| cluo-houSeS at Ocean View-a boy aged fourteen
ana girl OF ten-were drowned near the View
Monday evening while bathing some distance from
| the CLUB house.
| The VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION CoMPANY.-At the
i annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the Wiz.
| GINA Construction Company, held at Richmond
yesterday, the following directors were elected
j; b. Pace, 7. Z. Leake, IT,, A. s. Buford, 4. d.
GnIistian, Z: Williams, and Jos Bryan, OF Rich
mond, and ID. 7. Porter, John Overton, Jr., and r.
:. Latham Of Memphis. The Officers elected were
=. y. Pace, president; T. C. Leake, 1r, vice-presl.
dent and general manager; E. D. Christian sec.
Snn wee resident; X II. Temple, chief engineer;
| .. -. snsad, secretary, and Paul L Jones' treas
urei Ihe company has recently increased Its
capital stock 70 100000, most OF which has
| oeen taken oy Richmond and Memphis capitalists
\ Justice Field, OF the United states Supreme
Court, decides that Mrs. Langtry must appear In
court In person In san Francisco II she desires to
perfect her citizenship. Her former declaration